Bill Commons

CO SB 158

enacted

Youthful Offender Early Parole Procedure

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

The act adds the state board of parole as an entity that may approve an application for early parole for an offender who has successfully completed a specialized program as provided in current law. The offender must have been convicted of a certain predicate felony and committed the felony when they were younger than 21 years old.     The state board of parole can approve or deny the application if the governor has not acted on the application within 60 days after receiving the board's recommendation. If the governor acts on the application within 60 days, the governor's decision is final. If the governor does not act on the application, the state board of parole's decision is final.     Under current law, there is a specialized program for juveniles and young adults convicted as adults that must include components that allow an offender to experience placement with more independence in daily life. The act requires the specialized program to include programming that requires an offender to acknowledge the impact of crime on victims and the ongoing trauma that crime survivors experience, as well as the offender's own trauma.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Introduced
2026-04-09
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-19 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • C. Espenozasponsor
  • M. Cartersponsor
  • M. Weissmansponsor
  • M. Ballsponsor
  • J. Mabreycosponsor
  • M. Lindsaycosponsor
  • J. Jacksoncosponsor
  • S. Camachocosponsor
  • A. Boeseneckercosponsor
  • J. Baconcosponsor
  • K. Wallacecosponsor
  • Y. Zokaiecosponsor
  • C. Kolkercosponsor
  • C. Kippcosponsor
  • I. Jodehcosponsor
  • J. Gonzalescosponsor
  • J. Danielsoncosponsor
  • J. Colemancosponsor
  • J. Marchmancosponsor
  • L. Smithcosponsor
  • G. Rydincosponsor
  • K. Nguyencosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-19

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-05

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-05-05

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  4. 2026-05-04

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  5. 2026-04-30

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  6. 2026-04-29

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-04-28

    House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  8. 2026-04-20

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

    introduction

  9. 2026-04-20

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-04-17

    Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

    reading-2

  11. 2026-04-16

    Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2026 - No Amendments

  12. 2026-04-13

    Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  13. 2026-04-09

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-158, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • John Carson: no
    • Lindsey Daugherty: yes
    • Nick Hinrichsen: yes
    • Katie Wallace: yes
    • Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
    • Dylan Roberts: yes
    • Mike Weissman: yes

  • Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E)

    2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-158 to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Jennifer Bacon: yes
    • Chad Clifford: yes
    • Cecelia Espenoza: yes
    • Ava Flanell: no
    • Lorena Garcia: yes
    • Rebecca Keltie: no
    • Scott Slaugh: yes
    • Matt Soper: yes
    • Yara Zokaie: yes
    • Michael Carter: yes
    • Javier Mabrey: yes

  • BILL

    2026-04-30 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: yes
    • Barron: no
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: excused
    • Bradfield: no
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brooks: no
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: no
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: no
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • Flanell: no
    • Froelich: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garcia Sander: no
    • Gilchrist: yes
    • Goldstein: yes
    • Gonzalez R.: no
    • Hamrick: no
    • Hartsook: no
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Joseph: yes
    • Keltie: no
    • Lieder: yes
    • Lindsay: yes
    • Luck: yes
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: no
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: excused
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: yes
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: no
    • Taggart: no
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: no
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: no
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: no
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-158

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